Tom Whelan, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Director of research responsible for internal and contract survey research and collateral, consulting related to strategy within various corporate training specializations (e.g., leadership development, learning technologies, technical training, etc.) as well as broader cross-market L&D insights and thought leadership reports.Responsibilities include: > Speaking at professional conferences and webinars, running focus groups and practitioner roundtables, and crafting marketing messaging around research findings. > Hiring and growing a team of analysts and data scientists to expand/enhance research-related products and services. > Overseeing vendor-side research and industry award management across 10+ market sectors. > Designing employee- and organization-targeted surveys, conducting data analysis in R, presenting results to clients/project stakeholders, and creating thought leadership content (e.g., eBooks, webinars, etc.) for both educational and lead-generating campaigns. > Member of senior governance team.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Instructor for graduate-level courses in the industrial-organizational psychology doctoral program. Courses taught included personnel selection research (i.e., organization, task and person analyses, validation strategies, utility and equal opportunity issues, selection strategies) and organizational theory (i.e., work motivation and attitudes, job design, employee commitment, work engagement).

Wellington , Fl, Us

Director of operations for large-scale employee assessment center for pharmaceutical industry clients, focusing on high-stakes, high-complexity job simulations, test administration and scoring. Responsibilities included: > Leadership of RTP office, responsible for 25 employees and team of managers. > Logistics of training/staffing for simulation and scoring workloads across various scientific knowledge and business acumen content areas. > Hired/onboarded assessors. > In-house SME for assessment/measurement issues. > Member of senior governance team.

Wellington , Fl, Us

On-site psychometrician for global pharmaceutical client, focusing on high-stakes test development, validation, and advanced data analysis across a variety of drug portfolios in multiple treatment areas. Responsibilities included: > Acted as primary liaison/SME representing the company in on-site client meetings on project strategy. > Designed and validated 100+ certifications, knowledge assessments and live phone simulations for high-stakes testing of sales and marketing employees across North American operations. > Developed and updated assessments for 30+ products, measuring scientific knowledge of the drugs and corresponding diseases/conditions (e.g., respiratory, oncology, HIV, vaccines, etc.). > Established and maintained relationships with training stakeholders in multiple business units across the client organization. > Trained and supervised geographically-dispersed team of contracted I-O psychologists for item writing. > Member of senior governance team.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Advisory consultant, including aspects of performance management software design and statistical analysis, for government/military clients including US Army Special Forces (SF), US Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), and NASA.Responsibilities included: > On-site SME/data collection support for MARSOC selection events, from kickoff to decision boards and AARs. > Updated/refined statistical norms for SF and MARSOC candidate performance. > UI configuration design for measurement tools used in SF training pipeline and MARSOC selection. > Assisted in the design of VUCA evaluation scenarios. > Briefed/trained SME assessors and commanding officers on measurement concepts.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Lecturer for undergraduate-level courses including social psychology, industrial-organizational psychology, abnormal/clinical psychology, and introductory psychology.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Contributing member/leader of various interdisciplinary research teams involved in the planning, design, and analysis for organizationally-focused research involving survey privacy, virtual teamwork, electronic performance monitoring, multi-user virtual worlds, and personality measurement.

Morrisville, Nc, Us

Assisted with job leveling, compensation analytics, and internal consulting to HR stakeholders.

Responsible for developing and delivering training to mental health facility operators across nine counties, analysis and revision of intake screening evaluations, coordinating placement of adults with mental illness in treatment facilities, and advocating for mental health services in court hearings with the cooperation of the Pinellas County Public Defender’s Office.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Master Of Science (M.S.), Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology